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Patrick Biltgen,Board of Directors Member

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation is governed by a team of industry leading professionals whose talents and experiences drive ASF's policies, objectives and overall direction to support the very best and brightest scholars in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Patrick Biltgen

Patrick T. Biltgen, Ph.D. is the Technical Director of Analytics for Vencore in Chantilly, VA. Previously, he was the senior systems engineer and subject matter expert supporting Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) for multiple intelligence customers. Dr. Biltgen held a variety of roles including the development of the initial concepts for automated “pipeline” processing of GEOINT data, multi-INT data discovery and correlation, and object-relationship linking with graph theory. Biltgen also led a forecasting study that examined implications for the Intelligence Community in 2050.

Prior to joining the Intelligence Community, Dr. Biltgen was a research engineer and graduate researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research work integrated machine learning with aircraft design capabilities to simultaneously optimize tactics and technologies for a long-range bomber. He is an expert in highly-dimensional multidisciplinary design optimization, statistical visual analytic methods, and capability-based trade studies.

Biltgen received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. He was recognized with the National Defense Science and Engineering and Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG), the Astronaut Scholarship, a Georgia Tech Presidential Fellowship, and the 2006 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Orville and Wilbur Wright award. Biltgen was also a fellow in the Sam Nunn Security Program. Additionally, Biltgen was seleected as the inaugural recepient of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundations Neil Armstrong™ Award of Excellence. He and his wife, Janel, live in northern Virginia.

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The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's mission is to aid the United States in retaining its world leadership in technology and innovation by supporting the very best and brightest scholars in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while commemorating the legacy of America’s pioneering astronauts.